Jenna* is a child in my pre-k class.  She is your typical just-turned-5-year-old - curious, sweet, full of energy.  Jenna comes from a strong family unit with a brother who probably tests off the IQ scale, a dad who is a high school math teacher, and a mom who is a nurse.  Jenna is in crisis.

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At my son’s school, we have a special program called the “Challenge” program.  It is for students that are supposedly academically “gifted”.  The class is a pull-out program, so children that qualify for this service are pulled out of their academic classes for additional instruction.  Children qualify for this program based on two screening instruments (”tests”), a teacher profile and a parent profile. Read more…